Pakistan's food security was already affected by terrorist activities, conflicts with Afghanistan and weather changes. The rising inflation has worsened it.
Interestingly, the sixth tranche of Twitter Files also revealed 150 email exchanges between the FBI and Yoel Roth during the period of January 2020 and November 2022.
The BBC quoted epidemiologist Wu Zunyou as saying that this may be the beginning of a 'first wave'. He has predicted that the second wave will be in late January when mass travel due to the Chinese New Year celebrations will spread infection.
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, they imposed a blanket ban on girls' education. It appears the same system will slowly creep into the country led by Islamists.